美国第五巡回上诉法院周五裁定，美国联邦宪法不保障获得清洁水的权利1。该裁决驳回了密西西比州杰克逊市居民2022年提起的诉讼，这些居民声称当地饮用水因铅含量过高和其他污染物而不安全1。法院多数意见认为，宪法既不保障"免受污染水接触的权利"，也不保障"获得公职人员准确信息的权利"1。
法院认为应通过侵权诉讼或选举代表等其他方式而非宪法权利来解决此问题1。这起案件背景中存在种族平等问题的指控。全国有色人种协进会（NAACP）于2022年9月投诉指密西西比州当局存在种族歧视，将联邦饮水安全资金转向白人社区而非杰克逊市1。NAACP杰克逊分支于2025年8月就资金挪用提起诉讼，指控州官员"故意剥夺"居民获得联邦救济资金的权利1。
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water, rejecting a lawsuit filed by Jackson, Mississippi residents in 2022 1. The plaintiffs had claimed that their drinking water was unsafe due to elevated lead levels and other contaminants 1. The court's majority opinion determined that the Constitution does not protect a "right to be free from contact with polluted water" or a "right to accurate information from public officials," concluding that such grievances should be addressed through other legal means such as tort litigation or electoral representation rather than constitutional claims 1.
The NAACP filed a complaint in September 2022 alleging racial discrimination by Mississippi authorities, asserting that federal drinking water safety funds had been diverted to white communities rather than to Jackson 1. The Jackson branch of the NAACP subsequently filed a lawsuit in August 2025 challenging the misallocation of federal relief funds, claiming that state officials had "deliberately deprived" residents of access to federal assistance 1.
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